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July 06, 2010

Juan Diaz Houston Chronicle Op-Ed

Swanson Communications placed an op-ed piece written by former Three-time Lightweight World Champion Juan Diaz in the Houston Chronicle on Saturday, July 3 in advance of the Fourth of July holiday.  The piece touches on his feelings regarding immigration, independence, and the American Dream.  The Houston native will face current Unified Lightweight World Champion Juan Manuel Marquez on July 31 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas live on HBO Pay-Per-View. 

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April 12, 2010

Washington Freedom Hires Swanson Communications To Handle Public Relations Efforts For 2010 Season

Washington Freedom, the Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) team of Washington, DC has hired Swanson Communications to assist with public relations efforts for the 2010 season. 

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May 13, 2009

Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez Kick-Off International Media Tour in Los Angeles

The “press tour” to officially announce the mega-fight between Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez which will take place July 18 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-View, kicks off this Sunday, May 17 and will span two continents in six days with stops in Los Angeles, New York and London.

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August 25, 2008

Affliction Entertainment First MMA Organization To Partner With Waltrip Racing

Affliction Entertainment and Michael Waltrip Racing have teamed up to race for the checkered flag in the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Southern California. This year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the two-mile D-shaped oval will find Waltrip’s double zero (00) entry, driven by veteran driver Mike Skinner, fully wrapped in Affliction Entertainment’s “Day of Reckoning” graphics promoting the upcoming Oct. 11 MMA Pay-Per-View event from Las Vegas. The 250-lap event will start at 5 p.m. Pacific on Sunday, Aug. 31 from Auto Club Speedway in San Bernardino County, Calif. and will be shown on ABC TV via ESPN-ABC Sports.

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August 13, 2008

Fighters Report To Training Camp In Preparation For “The Challenge” On September 13th

As the eyes of the world turn to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, four of boxing’s elite have ended their summers, packed their bags and officially begun training for what will be one of the best nights of boxing this year. Gold Medalist (’92) and current Ring Magazine Lightweight World Champion Joel Casamayor and former two-division World Champion Juan Manuel Marquez will battle, following a rematch between Sergio Mora and Vernon Forrest rematch as the co-featured bout on the Saturday, September 13th fight card. 

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August 01, 2008

Swanson Communications Retained By Affliction Entertainment to Promote “Day of Reckoning”

Swanson Communications has been selected by Affliction Entertainment, the newly formed partnership between Affliction Clothing and the Trump Organization, to manage a comprehensive public relations campaign promoting Afflictions’ second foray into the world of Mixed Martial Arts—Affliction “Day of Reckoning.” The agency played a major role in the national promotion of “Affliction Banned,” the inaugural MMA show sponsored by Affliction in July 2008.

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